Computerhistory

The Evolution Of Computers

By Eveitta#1

  • The Loom

    The Loom
    In France, Joseph Marie Jacquard invents a loom that uses punched wooden cards to automatically weave fabric designs. Early computers would use similar punch cards.

  • The computer

    The computer
    English mathematician Charles Babbage conceives of a steam-driven calculating machine that would be able to compute tables of numbers. The project, funded by the English government, is a failure. More than a century later, however, the world's first computer was actually built.

  • The Beginning Of A New Start

    The Beginning Of A New Start
    J.V. Atanasoff, a professor of physics and mathematics at Iowa State University, attempts to build the first computer without gears, cams, belts or shafts.

  • No More Math/Calendars?

    No More Math/Calendars?
    Atanasoff and his graduate student, Clifford Berry, design a computer that can solve 29 equations simultaneously. This marks the first time a computer is able to store information on its main memory.

  • No More Vacuums? The better way to save space.

    No More Vacuums? The better way to save space.
    William Shockley, John Bardeen and Walter Brattain of Bell Laboratories invent the transistor. They discovered how to make an electric switch with solid materials and no need for a vacuum.

  • Computer Chip

    Computer Chip
    Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce unveil the integrated circuit, known as the computer chip. Kilby was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2000 for his work.

  • The Modern Computer

    The Modern Computer
    Douglas Engelbart shows a prototype of the modern computer, with a mouse and a graphical user interface (GUI). This marks the evolution of the computer from a specialized machine for scientists and mathematicians to technology that is more accessible to the general public.

  • DRAM Chip

    DRAM Chip
    The newly formed Intel unveils the Intel 1103, the first Dynamic Access Memory (DRAM) chip

  • Floppy disk

    Floppy disk
    Alan Shugart leads a team of IBM engineers who invent the "floppy disk," allowing data to be shared among computers.

  • Apple 1

    Apple 1
    : Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak start Apple Computers on April Fool's Day and roll out the Apple I, the first computer with a single-circuit board, according to Stanford University.

  • Apple 2

    Apple 2
    Jobs and Wozniak incorporate Apple and show the Apple II at the first West Coast Computer Faire. It offers color graphics and incorporates an audio cassette drive for storage

  • Apples Lisa

    Apples Lisa
    Apple's Lisa is the first personal computer with a GUI. It also features a drop-down menu and icons. It flops but eventually evolves into the Macintosh. The Gavilan SC is the first portable computer with the familiar flip form factor and the first to be marketed as a "laptop."

  • WIFI

    WIFI
    Apple's Lisa is the first personal computer with a GUI. It also features a drop-down menu and icons. It flops but eventually evolves into the Macintosh. The Gavilan SC is the first portable computer with the familiar flip form factor and the first to be marketed as a "laptop."

  • Social Midea

    Social Midea
    Mozilla's Firefox 1.0 challenges Microsoft's Internet Explorer, the dominant Web browser. Facebook, a social networking site, launches.

  • 1 billion users

    1 billion users
    Facebook gains 1 billion users on October 4